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Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government will take cognisance of UGCs suggestion to remove words such as Hindu and Muslim from BHU and AMU. (Photo: PTI | File)

There should be discussion on fake news in Parliament: Prakash...

WhatsApp has been at the centre of many controversies for allegedly being a platform to spread 'fake news'.

21 Jun 2019 2:21 PM IST

Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday questioned if the BJP became rich by selling tea across the country. (Photo: File)

Kumaraswamy connects with rural Karnataka, begins village stay

Kicking off the programme, the Chief Minister said he wanted to start two to four programmes on village stay tour every...

21 Jun 2019 2:16 PM IST

Azam Khan made statement after BJPs Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur courted a controversy by calling killer of the Mahatma Gandhi a patriot. (Photo: ANI)

My party supports what Quran says: SP's Azam Khan on Triple Talaq Bill

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 was included in the list of business for Lok Sabha for...

21 Jun 2019 2:01 PM IST

Dont try to create any type of unnecessary confusion. I have already told that I am running a coalition government here with Congress, Deve Gowda said. (Photo: ANI)

JD(S) chief Deve Gowda doesn't rule out midterm polls in Karnataka

'Congress themselves called me and asked me to form the government. I will continue my work. I do not want to blame...

21 Jun 2019 1:43 PM IST

Two people were killed and 11 others injured on Thursday after clashes broke out between two groups suspected to be affiliated to the TMC and the BJP. (Photo: ANI)

16 arrested, situation tense a day after clashes in West Bengal's...

As many as 16 people were arrested in connection with the clashes, a police officer said.

21 Jun 2019 1:39 PM IST

Kejriwal also invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Mohalla clinics and government schools in Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Kejriwal meets PM Modi in Parliament; Ayushman Bharat, water...

However, Kejriwal said that there were no talks regarding the law and order situation in the national capital.

21 Jun 2019 1:28 PM IST

2 out of 4 TDP MPs who joined BJP are under probe by IT, ED, CBI

2 out of 4 TDP MPs who joined BJP are under probe by IT, ED, CBI

BJP spokesperson and MP GVL Narsimha Rao had written to Rajya Sabha Ethics Committee seeking action against them.

21 Jun 2019 1:16 PM IST

AAPs Punjab-in-charge Sanjay Singh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

AAP's Sanjay Singh gives zero hour notice in RS over spurt in Delhi...

This is the second time, in a span of a few months that the AAP leader has given a zero hour notice in the Upper House.

21 Jun 2019 1:12 PM IST

Javadekar said satellite pictures are taken at regular intervals and, therefore, such inconsistencies are ruled out. (Photo: ANI)

India's forest cover up by 1 pc in one year

According to a latest report, over 24.39 per cent of the country's geographical area now constitutes of green cover.

21 Jun 2019 1:07 PM IST

Speaking in Lok Sabha before moving the resolution, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the triple talaq bill, which seeks imprisonment for Muslim men accused of instant divorce, is not about politics but empowerment and justice for women. (Photo: File | Screengrab LSTV)

'Triple Talaq bill for women's dignity,' says Ravi Shankar; Oppn...

'Rights of Muslim women will be protected. Hence, this law will give justice to the victims of Triple Talaq,' said Union...

21 Jun 2019 12:42 PM IST

Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao

TRS doesn't appreciate defection of TDP MPs

Three TDP MPs accompanied by BJP Working President J P Nadda and Leader of the House in RS T C Gehlot met RS Chairman...

21 Jun 2019 12:16 PM IST

CM Fadnavis said that the administration should cautiously take mitigation measures to provide relief to the drought-affected farmers.

Marathi language will be mandatory in CBSE, ICSE: Devendra Fadnavis

If needed, the existing law can be amended to ensure that Marathi language is taught in all schools in the state,...

21 Jun 2019 11:25 AM IST